FOI_25-154 Flexible working requests

Date of response: 10 June 2025

We have now considered your request of 18 May 2025 for the following information:

Question 1. The number of flexible working requests submitted for financial years 22/23, 23,24 and current year 24/25

Our response:

23-24: 118

24-25: 221

April 2025 to date: 56

Question 2. The number of requests accepted for each of the above years

Our response:

23-24: 113

24-25: 206

April 2025 to date: 20

Question 3 The number of rejected requests which went to appeal for each of the above years

Our response:

23-24: Information not held - s.1(1)(a), FOIA

24-25: 7

April 2025 to date: 1

Question 4. The number of appeals which were accepted either in full or part for each of the above years

Our response:

23-24: Information not held - s.1(1)(a), FOIA

24-25: 1

April 2025 to date: 0

Question 5. The number of appeals which were rejected for each of the above years.

Our response:

23-24: Information not held - s.1(1)(a), FOIA

24-25: 6

April 25 to date: 1

Information not held - s.1(1)(a), FOIA

On this occasion it is not possible to provide all the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for the number of rejected requests which went to appeal, number of appeals accepted, number of appeals rejected for academic year 2023-24. Flexible working request appeal information was not formally recorded until 2024-25 academic year; therefore, we do not hold the requested information for this academic year.